Oct 1 2009

Withdrawing from Afghanistan, Plus Future Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming

I just heard Bill Kristol on the Hugh Hewitt show dropping a couple of political bombshells:

First, Kristol now believes for the first time that President Barack H. Obama is paving the groundwork for rejecting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s recommendation of a COIN strategy for Afghanistan, including increasing troop levels.

Note that it was the Obamacle Himself who [...]

Jun 1 2009

The Gates Budget

Bob Gates has been around Washington for many years, and it
showed in the way he unveiled the defense budget. Recognizing
that he was about to propose a number of changes that perhaps
were not as radical as they first appeared, but nevertheless
would upset key service proponents, major [...]